An Act to Amend Title 18 of the Delaware Code Relating to Line of Duty Death Benefits.
It became law on Sep 19, 2024.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 28
- Latest action
- Sep 19, 2024
What it does
For claims for line of duty death benefits for covered persons, which include police officers, firefighters, auxiliary and volunteer ambulance and rescue company members, paramedics, and others, submitted on July 1, 2023, and thereafter, this Act increases the benefits for the beneficiary or beneficiaries from $200,000 to $375,000, payable in annual installments, with the maximum amount paid in any 1 calendar year being $50,000.
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Bill Bush
- Bill Carson
- Brian Pettyjohn
- Bryan Townsend
- Bryant Richardson
- Cyndie Romer
- Danny Short
- Dave Sokola
- Dave Wilson
- Ed Osienski
- Eric Morrison
- Frank Cooke
- Jack Walsh
- Kendra Johnson
- Kerri Harris
- Laura Sturgeon
- Lyndon Yearick
- Mike Smith
- Paul Baumbach
- Pete Schwartzkopf
- Russ Huxtable
- Sean Lynn
- Sean Matthews
- Sherry Dorsey Walker
- Spiros Mantzavinos
- Stell Selby
- Trey Paradee
- Val Longhurst
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Delaware.